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Assertion (A) compound containing -CHO group are easily oxidised to corresponsing carboxylic acids
Reason (R) : Carboxylic acids can be reduced to alcohols by treatement with `LiAlH_(4)`

A

Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.

B

Assertion and reason both are wrong statement.

C

Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.

D

Assertion and reason both are correct statement but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.

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The correct Answer is:
D
Correct explanation. Due to electron-withdrawing nature of C=O group, C-H bond is aldehdyes is weak and thus can be easily oxidised to the corresponding carboxylic acids even with mild oxidising agents like Fehling's solution and Tollens' reagents.
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